Cairo Traffic Congestion Study : Final Report

World Bank

Cairo Traffic Congestion Study : Final Report

The Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area (GCMA), with more than 19 million inhabitants, is host to more than one-fifth of Egypt's population. The GCMA is also an important contributor to the Egyptian economy in terms of GDP and jobs. The population of the GCMA is expected to further increase to 24 million by 2027, and correspondingly its importance to the economy will also increase. Traffic congestion is a serious problem in the GCMA with large and adverse effects on both the quality of life and the economy. In addition to the time wasted standing still in traffic, time that could be put to more productive uses, congestion results in unnecessary fuel consumption, causes additional wear and tear on vehicles, increases harmful emissions lowering air quality, increases the costs of transport for business, and makes the GCMA an unattractive location for businesses and industry. These adverse effects have very real and large monetary and nonmonetary costs not only for the economy of the GCMA, but given its size, for the economy of Egypt as well. As the population of the GCMA continues to increase, traffic congestion is becoming worse and the need to address this congestion is becoming more urgent. In recognition of the seriousness of the problem of traffic congestion, and upon the request of Government, primarily the Ministries of Finance, Transport, Housing, and Interior, the World Bank funded an investigation into its magnitude, causes, and potential solutions in the GCMA. This report documents the results of the study. The results of this study should be of interest to policy-makers and practitioners in the GCMA, the Egyptian Government, other cities facing similar problems, and international financial institutions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-05
Subjects:	ACCIDENT RATES, ACCIDENTS, AGGREGATES, AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, ARTERIAL STREET, AUTO USERS, AVERAGE SPEED, AVERAGE SPEEDS, AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEEDS, AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME, BICYCLES, BOTTLENECK, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BUS, BUSES, CAR, CAR USE, CAR USERS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARS, CAUSES OF CONGESTION, CAUSES OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS, CITY STREETS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONGESTION COST, CONGESTION COSTS, CONGESTION INDEX, CONGESTION MITIGATION, CONGESTION ON ROADS, CONGESTION REDUCTION, CONGESTION REDUCTION STRATEGIES, COST OF CONGESTION, COST OF TRAFFIC, COST OF TRAVEL, COSTS OF CONGESTION, CRASH RATE, DAILY TRAFFIC, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DIRECT CONGESTION, DOUBLE PARKING, DRIVERS, DRIVING BEHAVIOR, DUST, EMISSION, EMISSION FACTORS, EMISSION RATES, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM ROAD, EMISSIONS FROM ROAD TRAFFIC, EMISSIONS FROM VEHICLES, EQUATIONS, EXCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION, EXPRESSWAYS, FIXED TRIP, FLOW OF TRAFFIC, FRAMEWORK, FREEWAY, FREEWAYS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT VEHICLES, FREQUENCY OF CRASHES, FUEL, FUEL COST, FUEL COSTS, FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL PRICE, FUEL PRICES, FUEL TYPE, FUEL TYPES, FUEL USE, GASOLINE, GASOLINE COST, GASOLINE USE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GRADE, HEAVY TRUCKS, HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY CAPACITY, HIGHWAYS, ILLEGAL PARKING, INCOME, INCREASING FUEL CONSUMPTION, INTERSECTION, INTERSECTIONS, LAND USE, LANES, LIGHT TRUCK, LOAD FACTORS, LOCAL ROADS, LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES, MAJOR ROUTES, MASS TRANSIT, MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, METRO LINE, METRO RIDERSHIP, MINIBUS, MINIBUSES, MODAL SPLIT, MODE SPLIT, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORCYCLISTS, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, NARROW BRIDGE, NEIGHBORHOODS, PASSENGER, PASSENGER CAR UNIT, PASSENGER CARS, PASSENGER VEHICLE, PASSENGERS, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT CONDITIONS, PCU, PEAK HOURS, PEAK PERIOD, PEAK PERIODS, PEAK TRAFFIC, PEAK TRAVEL, PEAK-HOUR, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, PEDESTRIANS, POPULATION GROWTH, PRIMARY HIGHWAYS, PRIVATE CAR OWNERSHIP, PRIVATE VEHICLES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, RED LIGHTS, RIDERSHIP, RING ROAD, ROAD, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD CONGESTION, ROAD HIERARCHY, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD SURFACE, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROADS, ROADWAY, ROADWAY CAPACITY, ROADWAY EXPANSION, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY, SHRINKAGE, SLOW TRAFFIC, SPEED BUMPS, SPEEDS, STREET NETWORK, STREET PARKING, SUBSIDY COST, SURFACE STREETS, TAXIS, THROUGH TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEMS, TRAFFIC COUNT, TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC DELAYS, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC LANES, TRAFFIC LAWS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, TRAFFIC SPEEDS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSIT, TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSIT INVESTMENTS, TRANSIT RIDERS, TRANSIT SYSTEMS, TRANSIT USAGE, TRANSIT VEHICLES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTING, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, TRAVEL DEMAND, TRAVEL DISTANCE, TRAVEL SPEED, TRAVEL TIME, TRAVEL TIMES, TRAVELERS, TRIP, TRIP GENERATION, TRIP TIME, TRIPS, TRUCKS, TRUST FUND, TUNNEL, TUNNEL CROSSING, URBAN AREAS, URBAN EXPRESSWAYS, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS, URBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR, URBANIZATION, VALUE OF TIME, VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION, VEHICLE OCCUPANCY, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COST, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE TRAVEL, VEHICLE TRAVEL REDUCTION, VEHICLE TRIPS, VEHICLE TYPES, VEHICLES, VEHICLES PER HOUR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/19657784/egypt-arab-republic-cairo-traffic-congestion-study-vol-2-2-final-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18735
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